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Daniel Bonilla, 10, from Centerville, Va., has water poured on his head to beat the hot weather as he waits to view the Independence Day fireworks celebration over the National Mall. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Chris Andreski, from Alexandria, Va., grills hamburgers and hot dogs and fights the heat, while waiting for the start of the Independence Day fireworks celebration over the National Mall in Washington, from his vantage point across the river in in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Shirts off and sitting under a tarp Brandon List of Falls Church, Va., sits with Elena Villa, 2, as they try to resist the heat, while waiting for the start of the Independence Day fireworks celebration over the National Mall in Washington from their vantage point across the river in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Fireworks can be seen as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town in Arlington as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veterans visit the World War II memorial on the 68th anniversary of D-Day as part of the Honor Flights program which flies U.S. veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter, right, meet in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter help wash the Vietnam Memorial in the early morning on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Brandon Lutzow, right, of Waldorf, Md., makes his way to the Vietnam Memorial with other members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the memorial wall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jason Shekleton, 10, center, helps unload scrub brushes as the Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Isaac Katongole, 8, walks with his father Meddie Katongole, and Meddie's fiancee Mercy Mbogori, as they stroll past parked motorcycles on The National Mall, during the Rolling Thunder XXII Ride for Freedom along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 24, 2009. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)